Danish designers <a href="http://www.cebra.info/">CEBRA</a> won an international design competition to convert an old water bottling plant into an exciting new science center in Copenhagen. The design for the Experimentarium Science and Technology Center builds upon the original brick foundation with a series of staggered aluminum-clad blocks and includes large green ramps that spiral up the building's four-stories. A <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-inhabitat-tours-brooklyn-botanic-gardens-new-green-roofed-visitor-center/">botanical garden</a> and rooftop exhibition crown the center, which is expected to be built by 2015.

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Experimentarium by CEBRA

The new science center builds upon an existing brick building

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Experimentarium by CEBRA

Stacked aluminum-clad blocks rest on the existing foundation

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Experimentarium by CEBRA

The perforated aluminum ensures plenty of daylight penetrates the interior

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Experimentarium by CEBRA

There are four stories

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Experimentarium by CEBRA

A botanical garden crowns the building, along with a rooftop exhibition space

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Experimentarium by CEBRA

The new design optimizes daylighting

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Experimentarium by CEBRA

The addition will give the building a total square footage of 320,000 feet

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Experimentarium by CEBRA

This space is comprised of administrative, research, exhibition and cafeteria space

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Experimentarium by CEBRA

The Experimentarium is expected to be completed in 2015 and will act as an exciting new cultural center for Copenhagen

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Experimentarium by CEBRA

Danish designers CEBRA won an international design competition to convert an old water bottling plant into an exciting new science center in Copenhagen. The design for the Experimentarium Science and Technology Center builds upon the original brick foundation with a series of staggered aluminum-clad blocks and includes large green ramps that spiral up the building's four-stories. A botanical garden and rooftop exhibition crown the center, which is expected to be built by 2015.